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Spain deprives Catalan of the right to referendum

11 May 2017
L’Espagne prive la Catalogne de son droit au référendum

The Spanish Constitutional Court has suspended a Catalan law that would allow autonomous Spanish regions to organise non-binding referendums. This decision strikes Catalonia first and foremost, given that another referendum on independence has already been schedule for the autumn agenda. The N-VA …

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Serious restrictions on Turkish referendum campaign

5 May 2017
Lutter contre le référendum en Turquie

The N-VA  also considers campaigning in Belgium unacceptable for a Turkish referendum on the death penalty. “However, merely responding with indignation is not enough,” the party states. “It is our responsibility as legislator to supply the instruments to practically combat such a campaign.” Such …

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Bart De Wever: “Tensions in Belgium not sustainable”

4 May 2017
Bart De Wever : « Les tension intra-belges ne sont plus tenables »

For N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever, the current tensions present between the North and the South of Belgium cannot be sustained much longer. Whereas the communists of the PVDA/PTB in Wallonia are good for 20% of the vote in elections, which is as much as the PS gets, they struggle to even get their …

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House of European History: expensive and redundant

4 May 2017
Maison de l’histoire européenne : un projet cher et superflu

MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt questions the necessity of the new House of European History, which is being officially inaugurated today. “Of course we want citizens to become acquainted with the rich history of Europe. But they can already do that at the Parlamentarium a short distance away.” Anneleen …

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Undemocratic Spain boycotts Flemish-Catalan trade mission

3 May 2017
L’Espagne boycotte la mission de commerce de la Flandre et de la Catalogne

Unfortunately, the planned economic mission to Morocco by Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois and Catalan President Carles Puigdemont will not go ahead. The Kingdom of Morocco has cancelled it. And in the meantime, the reason why has become clear: “Via the King of Spain, the government in …

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N-VA wants objective criteria for UN nominations

2 May 2017
N-VA wants objective criteria for UN nominations

Following the strongly-contested accession of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the N-VA is pushing for a procedural amendment. “When a vote has to be held in future on the membership of states in UN Commissions, that vote must be based on the objective human rights criteria …

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